Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn moved closer to completing his staff Thursday when he hired Rich Bisaccia to coach running backs and special teams, according to multiple reports.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for me to return to the college game at a program like Auburn,” Bisaccia said in a statement. “I have an incredible amount of respect for Auburn and Coach Malzahn. I met Gus in the spring of 2010 and have followed his cutting edge offense and what he’s accomplished as a coach since he started coaching in college.”

“Rich is widely regarded as one of the top special teams coaches in all of football and has coached several elite running backs, so we’re thrilled to have him join our staff,” Malzahn said in a statement.

Prior to his stay in San Diego, Bisaccia was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2002 until 2010 and held several duties, including coaching special teams, running backs and as associate head coach his final three seasons there. The 2002 Buccaneers won the Super Bowl.

Bisaccia coached at South Carolina from 1988 through 1993, then moved across state to Clemson from 1994-98 and spent three seasons at Ole Miss before moving to the NFL.

The Tigers have also hired former quarterback Dameyune Craig as co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach.